"ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY"

Ministers of environment and other representatives from over 170 nations convened today (28 Feb) in Nairobi to launch the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5). UNEP

The UN Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), through its Indonesian military engineering, is executing projects aimed at preventing or reducing negative effects on the environment, in particular pollution of soil and air, and of groundwater in the country. MINUSCA

Taking part in the Biodiversity Summit, Prince Charles, heir to the British throne said he is working with a “coalition of the willing” to put nature, people and planet at the heart of the economy. French President Macron called for “the fight against environmental crime,” while Brazil’s President Bolsonaro “strongly” rejected “international greed" towards Amazon.” UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohammed Ibn Chambas, said the region “has been shaken by unprecedented violence in recent months,” including last week’s “horrific attack” against the Inates military camp in Niger, which “still haunts the region.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Reem Abaza, Spokesperson for the President of the 74th Session of the General Assembly.

Press Briefing by Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, on the 2019 UN Global Compact Progress Report and the upcoming UN Global Compact Leaders Week (23–26 September 2019).

Press Conference on Launch of Global Sustainable Development Report 2019 with guests: Shantanu Mukherjee, Chief, Integrated Policy and Analysis Branch, Division for Sustainable Development, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, along with Co-chairs of the Global Sustainable Development Report 2019, Peter Messerli, Director of the Centre for Development and Environment at the University of Bern, Switzerland and Endah Murniningtyas, former Deputy Planning Minister of Indonesia

General Assembly adopts texts on strengthening environmental protection, cooperation with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation at 103rd plenary meeting.

Briefing by Monica Grayley, Spokesperson for the President of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly.

General Assembly: “Towards a Global Pact for the Environment” - Informal meeting